Healthy Aging For Women » Sleep http://healthyagingforwomen.com Information, tips, and techniques to keep you healthy.... Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:10:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Polyphasic Sleeping? http://healthyagingforwomen.com/2006/02/28/polyphasic-sleeping/ http://healthyagingforwomen.com/2006/02/28/polyphasic-sleeping/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:03:53 +0000 Barbara Phillips, NP http://healthyagingforwomen.com/?p=100

I’m sure many of you have problems with sleep – either intermittently or or a regular basis. I know I hear about it at least half a dozen times a day.

So here is an article discussion the lack of sleep we get. It’s also talking about a concept of “polyphasic sleeping” where you essentially sleep 20 minutes at a time, several times during the day…and that’s it!

Not sure about that one….let me know what you think.

When sleep is just a dream 

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Hmm…is this good news or bad? I suppose it depends on your perspective.

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Sleep researchers in Belgium may have discovered a perk of aging for women.

Older women handled a brief but drastic drop in sleep better than younger women, the scientists report.

Read the entire article: A Sleep Advantage for Older Women

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Barbara C. Phillips, NP
OlderWiserWomenâ„¢

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